I agree, but I think that most problems have to be from the real world to keep non-geek kids interested. This method is actually being experimented by a math te

I agree, but I think that most problems have to be from the real world to keep non-geek kids interested. This method is actually being experimented by a math teacher named Dan Meyer. Here it's his TED talk http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_meyer_math_curriculum_makeover.html http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_meyer_math_curriculum_makeover....